Improvement in cider-mills



2 sheetssheet R. C.` DARROW.

Cide1-Mi11. i

No. 216.314. Patented June 10, 1879.

` N. FETBIB, PHOTCLUTHOGRAPDE?, WASHINGTON. D, C.

UNITED STATES.l

PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT O. DARROW, OF ROSLYN, NEW YORK.I

IMPROVEMENT IN CIDER-MILLS.

Speciiication forming part of Letters Patent No. 216,3 lll, dated June 10, 1879; application filed November 1, 1878. v

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT C. DARROW, of Roslyn, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cider-Mills; and I do hereby declare that the following is a clear and exact description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide for better and more satisfactory means than those at present known or used for extracting the juice of apples for the manufacturing of cider.

My invention consists in constructing a mill which will crush the apples and extract all the juice with expenditure of but little power in proportion to the Work performed, and which is so constructed that it will not clog up nor be injured if a stone or any hard substance should happen to corne into the hopper.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of lny improved cider mill. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line a' w, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an end view. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view taken on line y y, Fig. 3. Y

A is the frame of the machine, to the top of which, at a, is journaled, in bearings al a2, the

' grinding and mashin g wheel or roller B. Over thisroller is placed a hopper, O, supported by the cross-piece a4. Underneath the roller B is fastened the chute D.

To the rear of the roller B are pivoted on the axle e, supported on the frame T, a num ber of relievers, E. These consist of a short vertical arm, el, and a long horizontal arm, e2, the extreme outer end of which is formed into a weight, c3, for the purpose of holding the reliever in the position shown in Fig. 2. The object of these relievers is to prevent any stone or hard substance from passing into the crusher B without necessitating stopping the running of the machine. Thus a stone or any other hard substance jamming itself between the roller B and the arm or arms c1 will force the arm or arms outward, (see dotted line of Fig. 2,) and form an opening sufficiently large to allow the stone to drop out, and the weight c3 will cause the arm el to resume its natural position.

F F are two rollers, placed one above the other, as shown in Fig. 1. The lower roller, F, is provided with an axle, f, which is journaled to the longitudinal support-pieces c5.

To the outer ends of the axle f is fastened the wheels or pulleys fl f2 for belts, in order to impart motion to the roller F.

The upper roller, F', is` also provided with an axle, f3, which is journaled in the movable bearings as, which are acted upon by the lower arms, G G, fulcrumed to the standards a9 and am, which are provided with weights W W at their outer ends, for the purpose of regulating the pressure of the roller F' upon roller F. Roller F communicates motion to roller F' by aid of the cogs or teeth f4 f5.

I is an endless carriage stretched over the rollers i i', between the crushing-rollers F and F', and under and around the Crusher or pressing roller F. This endless belt or carrier is, by preference, made of gauze, to allow the juice to flow through into a tank underneath the mill. (Not shown, as not forming any part of the saine.)

Around .the rolleri and the crusher-roller F, underneath the perforated belt I, is placed an endless band, s, of cloth, rubber, or any elastic material. v

The object of this endless band is to allow the perforated belt I to give on the roller z' when too much pomace crowds itself between the Crusher or pressing rollers F and F.

K is a rotary brush, placed under roller t', the office of which is to brush the refuse off the perforated belt I. This brush receives its motion by a belt, l, from wheel i4, which again receives its motion by belt f14 from wheel j", which, in turn, receives its motion by belt m from wheel 'm on driving-shaft M, provided with pulleys m3, receiving their motion from the drivin g-wheel of a steam-engine or any other power-machine.

The grinding-roller B receives its motion by belt b from pulley m4.

The operation is as follows: Apples are placed in the hopper O, where they are ground by the grinding-wheel B. The pomace thus ground drops down upon the endless perforated belt I, Where it is carried between the crushing or pressing rollers F and F', and the juice extracted therefrom runs down through the perforated belt I into a tank below. The pomace after being pressed is carried further on the perforated belt, and it is brushed off at the end by the revolving brush K, Which revolves in a contrary direction to that of the belt.

Having thus described my invention, I desire to claiml. The relievers E, in combination withV the grinding-roller B and frame T, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

ROBERT C. DARROW.

Witnesses F. BARRITT, OH. RIEGELMAN. 

